Thirty years ago I remember being told that if you wanted a good guard dog, you don’t let anyone near it, you start with a territorial dog, don’t socialize it and it will be a fierce guard dog. If you looked at that dog as an adult, it would be …
Read More »Vicki and Bo Miller
What made you choose K9 Pro to consult with for training? I was having some major behavioural issues with my recently adopted rescue border x kelpie, Bo – particularly controlling and managing his on-leash behaviours. A good-natured dog in every other sense, Bo was, however, reactive to almost anything and …
Read More »Heather and Skye
Two weeks ago we returned from our 2-day intensive training course with Steve and the increased motivation in both Skye and myself has exceeded even my expectations. From the reactive, uncontrollable brat that lunged and barked at every other dog within a mile radius a year ago, to the focused, …
Read More »Do I need to see a Dog Behaviourist?
What you will and won’t get with us… Steve won’t be talking about your aura, your energy or anything that isn’t based on reality, results or science. A Dog Behaviourist is someone who can understand the thought process of your dog. Steve will only using evidence based results to develop and …
Read More »Dog’s VS The Law – Dangerous Dog Declarations and You
We get a lot of people caught up in the laws surrounding our dogs in the community; one in particular is the Dangerous Dog Declaration. There are a number of problems within the Declaration but one of the greatest sticking points I find is the name. Most people who …
Read More »DJ the aggressive Black Lab Case Study
Steve’s report on a serious case that was custom made to turn out bad. I thought I would give an account of a dog that I worked with over the last couple of months, to give a bit of an insight as to some of the cases we get here …
Read More »Bringing Your New Baby Home
A baby coming home will be a huge disruption to the social structure of your home, not handled correctly, the dog/s can protest and make it impossible to coexist, meaning they get re homed or euthanized. Bringing a baby home to your household when you have a dog or dogs …
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